Well discharger and cleanser.



A. s. GHIVERS. WELL DISCHARGEB AND GLEANSEB. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 7, 190B. BEHEWED DEO. 9, 1910.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE. lA*LC-Illll'BTOlT' S. CHI-VERS, '0F BEEVILLE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-FIFTH T0 i CRAVEN, OF BIVEEVILLE, TEXAS.

WELL nrscnanenn AND cLnANsEn.

Patented Apr. 25,' '1911.

Application led December 7, 1968, Serial No. 466,25*?. Renewed December 9, 1910. Serial No. $96,507..'

ful Improvements in Well Dischargers andv Cleansers, of which the following is a speer.

ic'ation.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a well discharger and cleanser and more particularly to that class of suc/h devices as may be u'sed to draw up water, by 'reductim compression and eX- cluslon of the ir. f

The object of the inventionl is to produce a device of 'this character which will discharge the water from the well by vreciprocating the same up and down in said well.

Another object is to produce a' device of this character which will cleanse the inside of the well casing vof all mud, slime, scales etc., andvalso draw od the waterfwhen once itis placed in the4 Finally the object of the invention is to produce a device of the character described, that will be strong, durable, eiiicient and comparatively inexpensive to produce and.

one that may be easily operated. n

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation to certain novel feat es of construction, and operation'which willullie Afully described and claimed in this specidcation, reference being had to the accompanying-drawings which form a part of the same, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device, set in a half` sectionv of a well casing.` Fig. 2 is aside sectional view of my devlce with the well casing broken away' .to show the det-ails. Fig. 3 isa sectional plan View on the line -a of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a half section of a circumferential'bit. 'Fig -5 is a valve and valve seat which 'may be screwed into the bit and whose use will be set forth hereinafter.

l Referring now more particularly Ato the drawingsl the numeral 1 refers vto the/ordinary well casing in which the cylinder 2 operates.

3 refers to abushing which is used to reduce the cylinder and 4 refers to the reduced pipe which extends from the bushing to above the surface of the ground. Z

5 refers to hard rubber rings which surywell, in a continuous .i stream.

round the cylinder 2 at various points 'as shown in Fig. 1 and are intended to prevent air and water from passing between the cylinder 2 and lthe well casing when said cylinder is being raised or lowered in said casing. 5 v A bit 6 is'screwed into cylinder 2 at 7. This bit is beveled from the inside to a sharp edge at its lowermostpoint as shown in" Fig. l and is made to tit very closely within the casing 1 and its principal duty is tocut all the rust, scales and other obstacles from the inner portion of\the,casin'g so that rubber rings 5 may. pass up and down without becoming cut or marred. These rings 5 are` held in position by'shoulders 8 and extend entirely around cylinder 2. The bit 6 may be provided with a clapper valve 9 which so operates as to open and admit the water into cylinder 2 as .said cylinder is being lowered, but Vwhich closes andv prevents the water from flowing lout ofl said cylinder when the same is elevated. The device is thus made i more effective in throwing out water when the cylinder is forced up and down.

In constructing my device 4I use a cylindrical body a fraction smaller in diameter than the well casing used in the well and place thereon three orjmore rubber rings,

one near the lower or bit end and a second about two feet above this one and a third one near the upper end. These rings are placed indepressions and shoulders of the metal are drawn around the rubber rings so that they will be stationary. I thenv screw on the lower end of thiscylinder a bit which is preferably made of chilled steel and is sharp at its edge; The circumference of this bit is just enough smaller than the well.cas-

therein. The bushing is screwed into the upper end of. the cylinder tp reduce the inner circumference thereof any vdesired* amount and then the inner pipe 4 isscrewed ing to allow said bit to pass up ordow 59,5

the great reduction in volume and the compression which is caused by the lowering 'of the said cylinder, the air being excluded from the space between the cylinder and.

casing andf the device being\lreciprocated pipe. When used in this way the valve will' filling the casing and pipe thus be saved. f

vertically, the water will flow entirely over the top of the pipe 4 and there being a con; stant flow from the fountain or (source of the well the water will be replaced as fast as the device drawsoff the water. I have'even drawn off a greater quantity of water per minute through a reduced pipe in this manner than I was able to force out of the well. with the ordinary centrifugal pump.

4The depth to which this device is to be forced and the reduction required depends upon the distance' from the. surface of the ground to the surface of the water. p

The device may be made to accomplish the desired result by raising it out of. the water and then gradually forcing`-it down again and repeating this movement as soon as the water ceases to flow from the smaller permit the casing 2 and pipe 4 to be filled with water as the device is lowered, but will prevent the water from running out when the device is elevated, and as soon as it begins to move downwardagain the water will immediately begin to liow out' ofthe pipe 4 as it will be entirely full of water and the time which would otherwise be consumed in What I claim is l 1. In a well discharger and cleanser a three piece cylinder for operating within a well casing, a bit at its lower end for securing a valve within said cylinder, said cylinder being'also provided with a pair of annular elevations near the upper end of said cylinder and upon its periphery and integral therewith, a single annular elevation carried by said cylinder near its lower end, a rubber ring carried upon the periphery of the cylinder and between the elevations of the pair and a packing rin carried upon the priphery of the cylinder and between the said single elevation and the said bit.

2. In a well discharger and cleanser, a cylinder having a plurality of pairs of annular elevations integral therewith, a single .an-

nular elevation carried by the said cylinderl near its lower end, a plurality of hard rubber rings carried by said cylinder between the elevations of each of the said pairs and held in place thereby, a bit screwed on to the lower end of the cylinder adapted to. receive a valve and being kbeveled from its inner side 'to its outer edge, a packing ring heldin place by said bit and said single annular elevation, a reducingbushing secured to the upper end of the cylinder and a hollow reduced pipe having Said cylinder through sai bushing substantially as described and for the purpose speci-n fied. l

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification' in the presence of two subscribinof witnesses.

GERNON S. CHIVERS. Vitnesses:

LA VERA MILLER, ERNEST C. GUY.'

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